[iPhone photo by acidjack] After I posted my recording of The Sea and Cake at Bowery Ballroom earlier this month, I received an unusual number of requests to also post my recording of the second opener, Brokeback . I can't say I was surprised. This band, a side project of Tortoise bassist Doug McCombs, released several records on Thrill Jockey in the late 90s and early 2000s, but has been in hibernation since 2008. This reconstituted 2011 version of the band is rehearsing new songs for a record, and playing shows [...]
Toronto - The Sea And Cake are the sort of band that attracts a certain kind of fan. They put on the kind of show where a decent percentage of those in the audience are watching with intent admiration as they play. And with good reason - these guys can certainly play. The Chicago post-rockers have been at it since 1994 plying their brand of slightly jazzy, somewhat mellow tunes. Not that it was all that mellow. I wouldn't exactly describe any of their songs as rockers, but there was a certain amount of aggressiveness in some of the [...]
A Tundra | Photo by Donny Mahlmeister Three break-out-the-maracas-so-you-c an-jam-with-the-bartender reasons to head down to Panchos tonight... 1. Chicago mellow indie poppers A Tundra have literally been around the block. Mostly, just picking up strays from bands like Crush Kill Destroy, Joan of Arc, Smoking Popes, and Tortoise. The end result is a musical gumbo that sounds like equal parts Deerhoof and Joan of Arc with its calculated melodies and endearing male and female vocal dynamic. Also worth mentioning is the group's penchant for punny song titles such [...]
Oct 25, 2011, 5:50pm
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The slow creature delivers a duo of originals on Dirt Crew . Sustained sucking synth climber with a deluge of deep bass and quiet kick drop. Take it! The Tortoise - 2nd Chance | Buy
New York math-rock power trio Manner is renowned for the intense groove of their live shows. Turkish guitarist Deniz Cuylan is an incontrovertible musical force; he providing a wide array of sonic textures & styles, some of which are derived from synthesizers that he controls with his guitar. Drummer Cem Misirlioglu trained under Cyro Baptista and Mark Guiliana and has been active in New York's jazz venues. Bassist Brian Bender worked sessions at Electric Ladyland, the Hit Factory and Looking Glass (Philip Glass) studios before setting up Motherbrain in Brooklyn. The combination of technical expertise, virtuosity, [...]
The dusty desert highway of Tuscon-native band Calexico's 15-year career is dotted with a notable collection of passionate Latin infused Americana (for lack of another general category to place them). While the band may not be familiar to most, their music shows up in many places- from interstitial music in NPR to movie soundtracks and in their many collaborations (including one fantastic album with The Iron and Wine ). If only for these works, Calexico will stand as one of the important and influential American bands. Along this [...]
Full Albums features covers of every track off a classic album. Got an idea for a future pick? Leave a note in the comments! Richard Thompson's solo debut, Henry the Human Fly, began with a song that contained the line, "Don't expect the words to ring too sweetly on the ear." This would become his songwriting credo, as he penned lyrics that were incisive, emotive, and not the least bit sentimental, bringing them home with an equally biting guitar. His wife Linda sang with a powerful clarity, her voice full of aching, mischief, mourning, celebration, or whatever else the song [...]
Ah d éjà vu . While less than a month has passed since I harped on about Melbourne pin up The Tortoise 's new EP She Took The Tortoise Home, in the next few minutes I'm probably going to write something similar about his newer new EP Lost Forever. Not set to hit shelves until Monday (17th), Lost Forever is Torquhil Anderson's third EP in the space of about 12 months, and whilst each release hits its own unique [...]
After the first track he did for our Deep Love 50 compilation earlier this year The Tortoise from Melbourne is ready for a full release on Dirt Crew. Just after his great record on Undertones last september he spreads more of his spectacular deep sounds with "Lost Forever" and "2nd Chance". Two beautiful tracks that are journeys into space, soulful and groovy. On top we asked Iron Curtis to do a remix, together with his partner Leaves he dropped a great jacking chicago gem. This is true Autumn Music.
Who doesn't love an impromptu concert by a popular indie band? Nobody, that's who. So when A.V. Club Chicago broke the news late Tuesday that Toronto super collective Broken Social Scene would perform a free show somewhere in town, our interest was piqued. All principle members including frontman Kevin Drew, guitarist Andrew Whiteman, bassist Brendan Canning, drummer Justin Peroff, guitarist Sam Goldberg, singer Lisa Lobsinger and horn section appeared on an especially erected stage under an "occasionally perfect" Heineken billboard directly across from Wrigley Field. Drew professed his love for Chicago, mentioning [...]
It's no revelation that Melbourne has been nurturing world class deep disco/house acts for a while, catapulting the likes of Francis Inferno Orchestra , Lewie Day/Tornado Wallace , Fantastic Man / Mic Newman , Nile Delta and more recently Andy Hart and The Tortoise , onto an international stage. We're convinced it's all got something to do with the shit weather: London/Berlin/Melbourne - brooding but brilliant; Miami/Ibiza - carefree but shallow... do we have a theory? mp3. The Tortoise - She [...]
Ever since this May's Paul Simon cover songs collection, a follow-up starring Bruce Springsteen — a figure similarly oft-cited as inspiration to our favorite indie acts — has been in the works. The hard part, though, has been that there are dozens of versions of the Boss floating around, some brilliant and others falling a bit short despite showing plenty of reverence for their hero. Given Frightened Rabbit's recent tribute to the blue-collar icon and Kurt Vile's forthcoming studio take on "Downbound Train," now feels like a good time to compile the best or [...]
Tortoise are always up to something. And this time around, as Pitchfork reports the local post-rockers have recorded a score for the new film Lovely Molly , which is directed by Eduardo Sánchez, who is best known for co-directing the late 902s uber cheese-factor horror flick Blair Witch Project . But don't think the title Lovely Molly indicates happier movie. IMDB.com's plot synopsis for the film describes it as, "A horror/thriller centered on one troubled young [...]
The Dog is so you don't have to be. This Toronto, Ontario duo calls to mind a meeting of a young Greg Brown (Paul Watson) and an earthbound angel (Laura Heaney). The duo gets up to good old-fashioned silliness via the opening "Dusty Bones", the title song, and the brilliantly bent "Stan & Georgie", each one chock full of warmth, humor, and an uncommonly affable levity. It's refreshing to hear a record almost entirely free of irony and informed by a childlike curiosity that...
Sorry for the lack of updates this weekend. Time Warner conveniently decided that because we transferred our cable bill from one roommate to another roommate, they should kill our Internet connection. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense, right? You transfer the account from one name to another name, why shouldn't they send [...]
Aug 1, 2011, 6:43am Pejhy
Australian Torquhil Anderson aka The Tortoise brings some deep disco vibes on his debut EP. Party crowd background throughout with smooth and sexy funk organ drop. Big love! The Tortoise - Lovin' You | Buy
Tortoise — Gamera From Gamera / Cliff Dweller Society ( Duophonic ; 1995)
"I had a dream last night that a woman placed her old, worn hand around the back of my neck. Her bracelet hung cold and limp against my skin. I still felt her palm around me as I regained consciousness. After a few moments, I rolled over. There was no one there." [Palace Music - [...]
In the last year or so it seems that a few groups that I follow have chosen as a template for their recent albums the genre-defining and game-changing 1969 Miles Davis album In A Silent Way . In the Davis oeuvre, In A Silent Way represents his first full-step into electric fusion jazz and the precursor to Bitches Brew . The album itself is two compositions- on the LP, one per side- which are made up of edits of a much longer recording session by legendary recording engineer Teo Macero. In 2008 musicians gathered [...]
Todo lector frecuente de nuestro sitio sabe que Tortoise pasaron por Chile el 25 de marzo, en uno de los conciertos más espectaculares que el público local recuerde (lean aquí la reseña de Pato Urzúa). Para nuestro deleite, los realizadores Sergio Castro y Guillermo Italiani hicieron un seguimiento a la banda durante su breve estadía en nuestro país. También grabaron el concierto del quinteto en el Teatro Nescafé de las Artes de Providencia, por ende varias de las canciones de McEntire y compañía, además de entrevistas con las impresiones de la banda sobre nuestro país, todas [...]
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